Oung Chanthol (born 1967 in Kampot, Cambodia) is the founder and executive director of the ''Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC)''. She has documented cases of rape, trafficking, and domestic abuse in Cambodia. Under her leadership, CWCC has mounted awareness campaigns against sex trafficking, educating local authorities and broadcasting radio and television messages. In 2001, Chanthol was awarded the

Ramon Magsaysay Award The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Filipino: ''Gawad Ramon Magsaysay'') is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealis ...

for Emergent Leadership."The 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership – CITATION for Oung Chanthol"
(Retrieved on February 9, 2008) She was a member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders from 2006 (a five-year period).

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